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Two-thirds of Canadians viewed CBC/Radio-Canada coverage of Toronto Pan Am Games

TORONTO — The audience numbers are in, and CBC/Radio-Canada says almost two-thirds of Canadians tuned into its Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games coverage from July 10 to 26. Overall, more than 22 million Canadians, or 63% of the population, watched at least some part of CBC/Radio-Canada’s Pan Am Games coverage.In addition, the closing ceremony aired on Sunday, July 26 drew an average audience of almost 2.2 million Canadians to CBC-TV and ICI Radio-Canada Télé, according to a CBC/Radio-Canada press release. CBC-TV’s Pan Am Prime evening broadcast with host Scott Russell had its highest viewership on Thursday, July 23, with 1.3...